First Indian Olympic Gold Medalist Explains Why India Struggles at the Olympics | Stay Curious #45

Did you know that there’s only been 2 Indian athletes who won an individual Olympic gold medal in history? At the recent Tokyo Olympics, Neeraj Chopra from India made headlines when he won the 2nd ever individual Olympic gold medal in 13 years. But who was the very first Olympic Gold Medalist from India? Today, we’re gonna have a conversation with Abhinav Bindra, the first Indian athlete to ever win an Individual Olympic Gold Medal. 0:00 - Intro 3:36 - How did you get into shooting air rifles? 9:13 - Winning Gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics 19:58 - India’s reaction to first individual gold medalist 22:26 - Why has there only been 2 Indian Olympic gold medalists? 29:46 - Personal struggles throughout athlete career 35:35 - Mission & Foundation 40:31 - Athlete’s mental health issues 45:17 - Winners mindset Follow us on social media: Instagram ► Facebook ► Twitter ► TikTok ► ht